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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 583
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 24YOM HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| TOE FX-25YOF DROPPED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON HER FOOT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 17YOWM PT DROPPED A FIRE EXTINQUISHER ON R GREAT TOE. DX. FX. R GREA T TOE. NO FIRE INVOLVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| A 16 YR OLD FEMALE BENT OVER AND HIT HER HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 18 YOF INJURED FOREHEAD HITTING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX-ACUTE FOREHEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD CONTUSION, ABRASSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 16YOM HAD FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL UNTO HEAD, NO LOC DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 20YOM, ACC D/C'D A DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER INTO HIS FACE, +THROA T BURNING&EYE IRRITATION>>CHME CONJ, INHALATION INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 24YOM, C/O FAICLA SWELLING&PAIN AFTER FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL&D/C'D, THE HOSE CAME UP HITTING HIM IN THE FACE>>CHI/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 23YOF HAD A SMOKE FIRE IN HOUSE AND INHALED A LOT OF FUMES FROM THE FIR E EXTINGUISHER. DX. SMOKE INHALATION, ALLERGY. NO FD MENTIONED.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 16YOF PUNCHED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER DX: LAC TO R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 17YOM PUNCHED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER GLASS CASE CAUSE HE WAS MAD DX: WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 20YOM CUT LEFT THUMB ON FORE EXTINGUISHER C/O LACERATION.DX: LPTMS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 19YOF LAC FINGERS AFTER BREAKING GLASS FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| 23 YOF WAS SLEEPING AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF THE WALL AND HIT H ER IN THE HEAD. DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT DX PAIN (BLURRY VISION) IN OR AROUND EYES - 18 YR OLD BLACK MALE C/O PAIN TO BOTH EYES DUE TO SPRAYING OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 19 YOF HAD FIRE EXTINGUISHER FALL ON FOOT AT ***. DX: R FOOT CONT/ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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